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noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Slavic mythology

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History

Etymology

From Russian ле́ший (léšij).

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: Ağac kişi — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Belarusian: ле́шы (ljéšy) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Belarusian: лясу́н (ljasún) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Belarusian: лесаві́к (ljesavík) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Bulgarian: лесни́к (lesník) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Bulgarian: ле́сий (lésij) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Bulgarian: лесови́к (lesovík) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Bulgarian: леша́н (lešán) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Carpathian Rusyn: лїсови́к (ljisovýk) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萊西 /莱西 (láixī) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Czech: lesní mužík — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Czech: lešij — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • French: liéchi — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • German: Schrat — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • German: Waldschrat — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Japanese: レーシー (rēshī) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Kazakh: леший (leşii) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Komi-Permyak: вӧрись (vöriś) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Korean: 레시 (resi) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Latvian: mežainis — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Lithuanian: miškinis — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Macedonian: лесник (lesnik) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Old East Slavic: лѣшии (lěšii) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Persian: لشی (leši) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Polish: leszy — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Polish: leśnik — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Polish: laskowiec — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Polish: borowy — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Polish: lasowy — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Polish: gajowy — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Russian: ле́ший (léšij) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Russian: лесови́к (lesovík) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Russian: лесово́й (lesovój) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Russian: лесу́н (lesún) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Russian: леша́к (lešák) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Russian: лесно́й дух (lesnój dux) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Serbo-Croatian: ле̑шиј — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Serbo-Croatian: лесо̀вӣк — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Serbo-Croatian: лесник — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Serbo-Croatian: lȇšij — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Serbo-Croatian: lesòvīk — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Serbo-Croatian: lesnik — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Slovak: lesný mužík — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Tatar: шүрәле (şüräle) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Ukrainian: лісови́к (lisovýk) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Ukrainian: гайови́к (hajovýk) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Ukrainian: лісови́й (lisovýj) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology
  • Yakut: лиэһэй (liehey) — a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology